Well, how’s this for an upcoming jigsaw puzzle of a weekend for box office predictions? We have the current #1 Despicable Me 2 entering its third weekend. We have Grown Ups 2 and Pacific Rim entering their second weekends. And we have an astonishing four new movies opening: the supernatural thriller The Conjuring, Dreamworks animated Turbo, the action/comedy sequel Red 2, and the sci-fi comedy R.I.P.D.
Yesterday I wrote extensive prediction posts on all four newbies which can be found linked below:
https://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/07/14/the-conjuring-box-office-prediction/
https://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/07/14/turbo-box-office-prediction/
https://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/07/14/red-2-box-office-prediction/
https://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/07/14/r-i-p-d-box-office-prediction/
As for holdovers, with the infusion of competition especially from Turbo, Despicable Me 2 may lose around half its audience. Due to the same reasons, I expect Grown Ups 2 and Pacific Rim to lose more than half their debut weekend audiences. With all the new titles this week, I’m changing my usual format of picking the top five to top seven. And, with that, here it is:
1. The Conjuring
Predicted Gross: $35.3 million
2. Turbo
Predicted Gross: $27.1 million ($42.8 million for projected five-day gross)
3. Red 2
Predicted Gross: $22.7 million
4. Despicable Me 2
Predicted Gross: $22.3 million (representing a drop of 49%)
5. Grown Ups 2
Predicted Gross: $18.6 million (representing a drop of 55%)
6. Pacific Rim
Predicted Gross: $17.3 million (representing a drop of 53%)
7. R.I.P.D.
Predicted Gross: $13.6 million
We shall see how it all shakes out this coming weekend. Per usual, I’ll have weekend updates on the Facebook page with final results on Sunday!
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